she crudes a big dirty money. on r.g.p. . nato challenges its members joined the air bombardments of colonel gadhafi forces how moscow is pushing for peace talks between both sides in libya's civil conflict . diplomatic battle russia rejects a u.n. resolution against syria put forward by the u.k. and france warning it could be a prelude to an aggressive libya style intervention. and the use of an animal drugs execute death row inmates in the u.s. court actually torturing them to death and. the rush is eighteen year long bid to join the world trade organization may be soon over as prime minister live in a prison hence key issues have been resolved more details in our business builds on

twenty minutes on. the five pm in moscow this is our team coming to you live from nice now with our top story nato is continuing its garage of the libyan capital with reports of several major explosions and it's unlikely there will be any letup soon with the all violence chief calling for more military help to bring about a postcard to the era russia which is trying to broker a cease fire between the libyan regime and the rebels says both sides want a non military breakout no snow reports from tripoli. nature continues bombing tripoli we've been hearing heavy strikes overnight as well as during the day this week actually the libyan capital has seen the most intensive air rate since the beginning of the operation in march with nato targeting gadhafi his compound and

command and control centers in an attempt to bring the embattled colonel and force him out russia actually wants to see khadafi to step down moscow's envoy has visibly there and has met position leaders here and has also. duffy's closest ally his cousin in cairo and after that has said that both sides had a mutual understanding that military actions is not an option and this conflict should only be resolved through peaceful means nato allies are in agreement duffy must go but the scene is. real simply about how to do that the alliance is secretary general rasmussen and the u.s. defense secretary robert gates are demanding more participation more help from certain members because the reality is that only age of twenty eight nations members have joined the air raids really well the country which is not in nato

sweetness to send its marines to enforce nato weapons and go and has agreed to extend its presence in this operation in fact the latest murmurs of discontent coming from the rubbles they. want to be sure as they say that they. stayed out of the political process in leaving national issues but we can see that nato has intensified dramatically it's here it's here in libya wow this can paint this whole operation against gadhafi is getting more and more and popular among all the sides been involved. the notion of their reporting from the libyan capital tripoli well just a few minutes ago i spoke to nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen he said the libya operation is only targeting military bases but i put to him some of our viewers strongly disagree with that plane. i would like to stress that we are not targeting individuals we believe military.

targets. and of course control centers can be used to plan and organize attacks against civilians show amount of control genders commit military targets that's what i'd like to read a question to you that was written to us by one of our viewers on facebook. the who is from paris france wants to know why nato is bombing metropolitan areas in libya civilians are being killed what do you say to. we do all we can to avoid civilian casualties we are in libya to protect civilians against attacks and this is a reason brio commanders are very very careful in. identifying legitimate military targets. but if you missed that interview will be on again in just over an hour.

draft resolutions against the syrian regime are under consideration at the u.n. nuclear watchdog and the security council but so far russell's affectively been blocking a proposal to condemn president assad's government for its crackdown on protesters moscow says discussing the resolution at the security council will only escalate tensions in syria. across the things develop. following two hours of closed door consultations with the u.n. security council members france and britain did not corner enough support that they clearly needed for this resolution that they introduced to be adopted in that resolution introduced by britain and france calls for a condemnation against the syrian government for our crackdown on anti-government protesters that has taken place over the past three months the resolution the draft resolution proposed by the u.k. and france as i mentioned also urges countries to not supply weapons to

damascus it also calls on syria to honor to comply and to work with the u.n. human rights organization now this is a big effort on the part of these european countries to try to get the international community to our clampdown on syria following three months of rest but as we've been reporting other countries veto wielding countries such as china and russia have spoken out against adopting any resolutions against syria russian ambassador to the united nations batali churkin says he believes that diplomacy should be used for solving political problems not creating conditions for a new armed conflict the russian envoy said housing more and more in more resolutions puts the international community in a position where it's picking sides within an internal conflict there is a concern that interfering in syria fears nearly to an escalation of violence

because it may be misinterpreted by destructive opposition forces who want change of power in damascus such a position would definitely lead to more bloodshed and an escalation of violence and it's important to avoid that dialogue is needed when we remember that in libya it all started with defending human rights which ended up with a war led by ticklish brush among many other countries believe that it would not help the situation in the middle east it could. possibly destabilize syria possibly other countries and in the aftermath of what is taking place in libya a resolution being adopted back in march and some criticizing the fact that european and the us have overstepped guidelines that were put out in that resolution russia and other countries are a little bit more reserved on how to syria choosing a more diplomatic approach in the meantime consultations at the united nations will continue again thursday morning as the u.k. and france continue campaigning for support against this draft for this draft

resolution against syria. there reporting from new york now while the united nations debate action against syria demonstrations in yemen and not receive the same kind of attention we're correspondent eric margolis says that's because washington is trying to use the u.n. as a tool to protect its friends and punish. i don't think they understand and dangerous the syrian situation is and how a collapse of syrian government would engender great regional louis but the other hand in the middle east he will literally look even to see no you states. worried about human rights in syria oh wait a minute western governments and bahrain and in yemen then not to mention israel are going to believe. it's coming our it's

a growth as we're rebuilding standard it's a lot of across the muslim world the united nations security council has come as former u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright said an arm of you has far all the city and the u.s. is using it to since we send syrians hopefully we will show you a sudden sheen syria the next target for. it's a very dangerous all of us and this is not right the balance is lost the united nations and suppose that you need to instigate your so we're diplomacy is called for was. watching our t.v. live from moscow still ahead for you this hour this is not cuisine it's a down the generational intricate wedding ceremonies are still close to the heart we visit the republic of north a set that's coming up for you. the first war in north africa to

moscow's ban on european festivals the rights of its youth facing rosslyn european leaders meeting on the banks of the volga river in a few hours the traditional summit is being held in the city have hundreds of kilometers from moscow. is there now and joins us live considering that hulu me whether throughout the day here is it fair to say that that reflects the mood among those gathering there at the summit. the the hopefully. rainy weather will not be reflected in the mood of the summit participants as there is a chink of light step of the gloomy landscape of the euro crisis and the north africa risings as for some on the way but also the president of the european commission said recently that relations between moscow and brussels now couldn't be better this is how he described it to me as ms built largely around russia's new policies presently very quest for war denies ation some key major agreements reached between moscow and brussels over the past few months like russia's

accession to the world trade organization something which both the european union and moscow will benefit from in december last year after some seventeen years of being in membership talks with these one hundred fifty three nation club russia at the moment is the only major economy which is still outside the group so finally after seventeen years in december brussels gave its formal yes to russia's w t o and tribute and now these two day talks in need in order it will formally clear the way for the country to finally join the world trade organization and hopes that all formalities will be sorted out before the end of summer those still there are some key differences still dividing brussels and likely to hold a stall because the moment moscow is against any military operation any nato air strikes in the country only supports a peaceful political solution of the conflict and it now seeks the role of a mediator between the two sides in libya and unlike brussels which is very

undecided and cautious regarding leave possible to take practical steps like sending its invoice for talks in that country now another priority for the sun is for discipline's will be european security of course the topic will be debated in connection with the u.s. plans to build new a.m.d. anti missile defense system for europe washington argues that it is not a fact russia's strategic potential and russia argues that it will neutralize its forces. and there will be again an imbalance of forces and this is despite moscow and washington signed the new strategic arms reduction treaty last years so there is still exist some key differences dividing them so with the european leaders participating in the dialogue probably new solutions mutually beneficial solutions could be found on that here in north korea and another talk. and what we expect some breakthrough will be russia's with and ban on imports of birch tables from the european union without russia imposed a full band full i'm going to go on budget will strong be you to stop the spread of

the deadly you call like strain from coming into the country it will spoil it by heavy criticism by from the u.s. officials saying that it was going against the policies of the world trade organization and but the devil is proportionate. russia is saying that it is ready to partially lead to the ban in case that the european union provides that with sufficient information on the source of the infection so these issue could be settled and could be resolved during this summit in national grid as well. right where you of course will continue to keep us updated from that russia e.u. summit from the city of new snow thanks for. its study of their views to cure everything from epilepsy to insomnia and some us states have started using a controversial drug to put people on death row into an eternal sleep there's criticism used in this way the drug inflicts a painful death on its victims as i regret it reports its use and execute its use

in executions is becoming more violent scratched. if you. were elevation if you were here we don't see the word excuse. from a dog's life to a dog's death prisoners on death row and now being killed with an animal drug then to bottles used to put pets to sleep but it's never been tested on human executions this can cause excruciating pain if something goes wrong and because we have their tests we cannot guarantee that it will go around the paper at risk of not just being killed but being tortured to death and to bobby jewels already been adopted in over twenty states is strictly an anesthetic and is normally just one ingredient in a lethal cocktail but in ohio it's killing alone it is not a painkiller we know there will be if you add other which have some what we call if it to get over that then you can be sure that there is no pain. so

a good drug is another pinky itself that will enter bottles produced for a danish company back it's primarily used on humans to treat epilepsy and seizures but it's already been used in nine executions u.s. prisons ran out of the usual sodium thiopental after britain and italy banned exports but denmark can't do that because the new weapons are made in america this is law and breaks headquarters in copenhagen despite owning a drug and opposing its misuse its protests in the united states have been unsuccessful as the government there sanctions the death penalty and is reluctant to remove pens or bottle from the market completely because it says it will do more harm than good our problem is that this product has been for the american market for many years so we are in a it's

a kill the limit where we can just stop the production record for the market because that would actually. the people patients who come in to life threatening situations that this is the limit really in business indeed limbic cells fifty million doses of painted barber till every year it claims it can't prevent death row using it as a killer because of a complicated supply chain but human rights groups don't buy it people are beginning to realize that the statement there is nothing we can do is a fallacy and if i was it the industry can do a lot and has a responsibility not to be complicit designations reprieve claims lynn break has the power to control who gets the drug since it does with other products but that comes at a cost at the moment and bricks not budging neither a us prisons using a federally approved drug designed to treat people to kill instead i've been it r.t.

clip an egg. so if you miss any of the stories we're covering on the air you can always find them on our web site r t v dot com there's also plenty of analysis and i put some videos there for you as well online right now three of despair a prestigious to call what is no longer a guarantee of a well paid job for u.s. students but it isn't guarantee of dad find out why it's their chinese counterparts were ranking on american education. also the landing of a passenger plane at a russian airport that could have ended in tragedy after its pilot was blinded with a laser grade directed from the ground. a look now at some world news in brief for you this hour over one hundred militants have stormed a pakistani checkpoint near the afghan border killing eight soldiers and these twelve insurgents are also believed to have died in the overnight gun battle it's almost two bomb attacks elsewhere in the northwest that killed six civilians including a woman and child almost four and

a half thousand people are lost their lives across pakistan in assaults blamed on taliban and other extremist groups since two thousand and seven. one more person has died from that you called my outbreak in germany bringing the total number of deaths to twenty seven an estimated three thousand people have been suffering from serious symptoms across the world german authorities say the rate of new cases is the climbing however it's still unclear what caused the new strain the country admits that its response to the crisis wasn't good enough blaming a fractured public health structure for poor coordination. france who seem a nuclear plant has suffered temporary power outages that two of its reactors and affected their central control rooms and briefly met radiation can be collected the facilities operator says the blackout didn't affect the operation to cool the reactors and is investigating what caused the cuts. next explore the parts of

russia few people get to discover are closer to. today were high in the caucasian mountains of the republic of work one of the russian one of russia's rather smallest regions and literally sit on the slopes of the hells if i were medals rivers and waterfalls and the landscape is breathtaking more than half of its area's taken up by national parks and reserves and it's well known for its therapeutic freshwater springs artie's mateen a question of what is your gripe about the beach. with breathtaking views across five mountain bridges and over fifty lakes this land leads to friendly open people and amazing national food the big capital of this republic in russian it means a place that owns the caucasus and indeed it was a former fortress closing the way to the greater caucasian mountains and i'll defer

stop that we made through this region was this all sultan town with the narrow streets and small houses so typical of this area this city also stands on the biggest cation region we have retiree and the people that live here call themselves such chance and with their own language that many of them strictly follow the traditions of their ancestors they try to do so in average aspect of their daily lives from what to cook to what to wear watch our report to find out more. in this part of the world cooking is not considered a real man's job but it is all vanity and b. if i wanted to do what you. are dreamt of being involved in the conflict free business for as long as i can remember i always wanted to learn the secrets of the city and national cuisine i wanted to help people through making good food. none of his family supported him in the village home she shared with. with his mother and five brothers he left his home and moved to the city and watched his passion grow

into a number of food factories you know i call my crew bought a cat and a city and it means abundance and everything wife develops now but we shouldn't forget our ancestors and we should follow our traditions that's the most important thing i believe. a certain food is based upon three points towards some of the secrets that have been handed down through the generations before a senate hearing these poised to launch more than to simple fusty forward ask peoples they have a round shape of this is why i think if i think universe of the in the middle and its creator has said here's put three points on the table each one for three elements water earth and air. living in the mountainous area locals try to use everything the earth gives them for the filling the used potatoes homemade cheese and even beetroot leaves in wealthy families pies were also made with martin it's

not just these tasty treats which have to the task of time but also family ceremonies and weddings are among the most deeply held and as static traditions on answering this bridal salon is like stepping into a cultural time machine where the spirit of the south through the ages are woven into these delicate counts most prized choose their own wedding dress but here they take ostomy to the highest level all girls here learn the intricate skills needed to make almost every inch of detail in those handmade gowns unique and precise following in the traditions of their parents most women in north or south here try to get married national words in costume this one for example is a perfect copy of what prized two hundred years ago and it looks just as good today but the detail here is handmade and it takes more than a month to get a dress like this for the big day. skills craft work like this runs in the blood

of the people in north or south asia from dressing brides ensues for office workers to lovers costumes for the top stages in russia one of the workshops for some petersburg's prestigious marine ski or parin bali theater is based here in one of the narrow. streets of latika cross. belongs to the russian conducted by larry gary q e three it isn't peter's two years at the beginning careers but now we do everything independently and bring the finished costume to the theater. for a region enclosed by a towering mountains north is that he has presence is felt way beyond gorgeous traditions that translated brides and delight the travelers who come here and you know question of russia close out of class north to south yeah. i'll be back with a recap of our top stories in a few minutes that's after the business update with anything.

british or a major b.p. has confirmed as arctic alliance with russia's rosneft is quote effectively dead at the same time because but he says he has no plans to sell its stake in the russians of absentee and. he's partners in the firm have objected to the proposed deal with wasna the company adds it's going to focus on oil exploration outside russia how about all of that well from easy x. capital says we haven't seen the. i think. fairly desperate to carry out this little trick to get the deal underway despite the protestations from b.p. and they're likely to to approach rosneft again in the very near future and try and strike a deal. that has learned a lot in last few weeks with regards to all the goings on with rosneft around here in k. and has basically got to bring it. back to the table

and get them involved as well. so good at the markets and crude continues to go up after fail to agree on increasing output raised for years supply shortages later this year light sweet is about one hundred one dollars per barrel brant is that exactly one hundred and eighty. in europe there's a mixed feeling after the e.c.b. chairman. a rate hike may be coming next month is the code strong vigilance and his speech about inflationary pressures will see in the. russian markets have one more hour to go and they are positive this half percent my sex point six percent. individual share movers metals miner and k. is up one point six percent the company has almost trebled its net profit in the first quarter of this year to reach three hundred ninety two million dollars carly

is up one point four percent the first lies of producer and supported by news is close to acquiring half of its russian rival carly ross hydro is the biggest gainer among heavyweight stocks it's up one percent. key issues related to russia's access into the world trade organization. prime minister putin says there will also be a period when russia will be allowed to protect its domestic manufacturing. yes russia's accession to the world trade organization does not imply an automatic and full opening of the domestic market to foreign goods vulnerable industries will be protected by higher import tariffs but we will be acting strictly within the rules of the w t o l. russia's carbon existing supplies to bellow spoil because the troubled country has not paid a fifteen million dollar bill power generator in so route will reportedly stop all

power transmission if the bunny is not forthcoming supplies to the baltic countries should not be a factor though the company says even though belarus is a transit country. it's but the possibility that we certainly won't be delivering electricity to bill or us for free but let me underline because we've a lasting relationship with bill a russian energy companies we want to find a way for the debt to be paid for and i must add that russian electricity is not a critical part of the deal or us is energy consumption more. now we will be back next hour joining if you can headline.

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